2010 MRRT Annual Field Trip:
The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse

The MRRT toured two of the early battlefields of Grant's Overland Campaign of 1864—The Wilderness May 5-7, 1864—also known as Combats at Parker's Store, Craig's Meeting House, Todd's Tavern, Brock Road, the Furnaces, and Spotsylvania Courthouse May 8-21, 1864—also known as Combats at Laurel Hill and Corbin's Bridge (May 8); Ni River (May 9); Laurel Hill, Po River, and Bloody Angle (May 10); Salient or Bloody Angle (May 12-13); Piney Branch Church (May 15); Harrison House (May 18); and Harris Farm (May 19).

A video overview of the trip is available here.

The Wilderness

Additional Resources:

• American Civil War Trust The Wilderness
  
  
• Wilderness BattleAnimated Cartography
  
  

Spotsylvania Courthouse

Additional Resources:

• American Civil War Trust Spotsylvania Courthouse
  
  
• National Park Service: Spotsylvania Courthouse Virtual Tour